10th anniv of Aug 21 grenade attack Thursday

Thursday is the 10^th anniversary of the August 21 grenade attack on an Awami League (AL) rally at Bangabandhu Avenue in the capital that killed 24 party leaders and activists, including AL women affairs secretary Ivy Rahman, wife of late President Zillur Rahman. The attack also injured 500 others, including Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina, now Prime Minister. Bangladesh Awami League and its associate organisations have chalked out elaborate programmes, including discussions commemorating the day as ‘Grenade Attack Day’, according to a news agency.